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IT'S FRIDAY!!!!! REJOICE!!!! THE BLESSED DAY HAS COME!!!! wait, i thought that was Sunday. O WELL!!! guess what? ELSA SENT ME ANOTHER BLOODY SURVEY!!!
ABOUT YOU


1. What do you wish you had been named?

erm... i used to have serious qualms about my name, but now i'm pretty comfortable with it. my friends call me Isilme and i love it, and i like the names Iris and Leah.


2. What is the nickname most people call you?

Isilme or El. Connie also likes to throw in Webster, gah what other ones were there??? I get called many things "Elven freak" just plain "freak" "Gondorian with Elvish blood thingy" (phst hanna) My spanish teacher calls me Elena, and i like that name, though the Russian rendition is more preferable. Isaac of course, calls me "Tengyilan" and no one says it better! Con-i know we came up with more nicknames for me the other day, what were they? OO there's also dictionary (goes back to Webster) thesaurus, or English teacher. Owen was another one, as well as "Red freak" (Matthew... at least i don't like the BLUES) Communist. Damn liberal. those are all politically related. I have too many nicknames. and of course, there's Faramir lover, or as Elsa likes to say (and i hate it) "FAIRY LOVER!!!"

3. Do you plan to change your name when you're 18? If so, to what?

nope... though i have to change Elessa to Elaine, though its not really a dramatic change. i mean, i think changing my name is like changing a part of me. i'm at peace with my name.

4. If you could become any age you wanted, right now, what age would it be and why?
i wouldn't. time goes by too quickly anyway, and your only 14 once, though being 20 would be an interesting situation, though i know i can wait 6 years for that!

5. Why is (insert your favorite color here) your favorite color?

green for the shire... so hanna-ish. um, i love blue and white (yes very typical) but let me explain myself! The white foam laces the azure waters of Ulmo, guiding the ships of departing Quendi to the Straight Path, into blessed Aman, t'where evergreen. White shores and beyond, a far green country and a swift sunrise.
OKAY basically, they are the colors of the ocean, and as I am one of the Teleri (let's pretend we're talking First Age instead of Third, bcuz in the Third I would be Gondorian with Elven blood from Dol Amroth) I love the waves. Hey ppl of Amroth live by and for the Sea as well!


6. If your first choice of careers doesn't work out, what would you choose as a "backup?"
though I would love to be a writer, i know that its very hard and most of them starve, so i would like to be a lawyer, and maybe venture into the corrupted world of politics.

7. What holiday could you easily do without?

hey i LIKE Hannukah. um... St Patrick's day? I don't own anything green, and getting pinched a million times gets REALLY annoying after a while.

8. Assuming you have a crush on somebody, what is it exactly that you like about him/her? If you don't have a crush, what is the one quality that the person absolutely has to have?

OMG. YOU? ROMANTIC??!! SAVE ME! PIPPIN!! trust me, i'm probably more "soft" and "romantic" than you are. He has to respect me for who i am, not what i can do for him, and at least RESPECT LotR, not like, just respect.
Bottom line: I have to be able to hold an intelligent conversation with the guy. I don't care what the topic is, but if i can't talk to him, it's a definite no.

9. What singer or band can you imitate the best?

there's quite a few. I discovered today that I can do Selena, but that's only 2 songs. In my normal musical rotation, hmm.. Annie Lennox is too low for me, Edward Ross a bit TOO high, and Enya a bit too mystical. like Elsa said, Josh Groban a couple octaves higher. I used to do Mandy Moore pretty well. Alicia Keys when she's not going too low. I DUNNO!!!!


10. If your life were a book, what genre would it be? What about it's rating (G, PG, etc)?

It would be PG in drama and angst.


11. Do you worry about finding your soul mate and getting married?

i try not to think about it. If it is ordained by Iluvatar, it shall happen.

12. If you could choose how to die, how would you?

it's HEROICALLY, just to tell you the spelling Elsa. Um... painlessly? At normal room temperature? I'm sorry. Since I read the Silmarillion, I always have this fear of dying in the Ice, like Helcaraxe or like Maedhros did, throwing himself into the volcano.


13. If you were the opposite sex for a day, would you have sex with somebody of the same sex that you used to be (ex: if you're a girl and turned into a guy for a day, would you have sex with a girl, and vice versa for guys), and why/why not?

i just wouldn't have sex. period.


FAVORITES


Type of chocolate: o god don't get me started on british chocolate. SO GOOD. but in america, Hershey's Milk Chocolate.. yum! Halloween on sunday!

Eye color: favorite eye color? emerald green that I see as I gaze deeply into Faramir's eyes...
OKAY FINE. um... hazel, leaning towards green? or a soft brown.

Dog breed: labs and beagles.

Period in history: like elsa, that is REALLY hard. history is my life. Um... of course, the First Age of Middle Earth. Feanaro!!! the Third Age is awesome as well. Faramir!!! Aragorn!!!! Frodo!!! haha my 3 fav characters. don't shoot me hanna. erm... O, in THIS earth your asking? GAH that's hard. English history, of course, but what period?? either Tudor England or the time of Eleanor of Aquitaine and her sons. I'm also getting into Russian history. Lenin Russia is fabulous. Bolsheviks! i hate American history. 300 years, what is there to learn about?! Chinese history is also fascinating, but my dad talks about it too much, so yea..


Word to use when you want to sound smart: i like: Elsa, if you're going to "try" to sound smart, at least spell it right. it's "unfathOmable", not "unfathAmable". i have no idea. I don't use the same word over and over again. just ask Connie, she'll know what word I use alot. and then there's Elvish. i never stop using that.

Candle scent: erm... i'm not a great candle fan, just bcuz my mom sells them and i see them too much, though they're always great in a romantic dinner... *hint* strawberries? i dunno!


Method of communication (in person, telephone, etc): in person... like i wanna see Connie, Isaac, Elsa, Whitney, Karisha, etc in PERSON. phone and IM are great too.

Language: For the LAST bloody time, there is no such thing as "HOBBITISH". THEY SPEAK WESTRON!!!! Of course, my favorite language is Elvish, whether in Sindarin or Quenya. I also love the sound of British English, and Chinese is always welcome to the years, and of course Russian, if i could understand it.

Famous painting: Alan Lee's conceptuals of Lothlorien, Imladris, and Ithilien. breath-taking...
O FINE. NONE LotR (GASP) Erm... Monet is a great artistt (with the double "T"s since he's French) and in sculpture, i've always wanted to see the "La Pieta" by Michelangelo.


Weather: right after rain (the little we get here in South Cali) where its still cool, and the wind is blowing through like it does in Dol Amroth, but the sun is intermingled in the clouds, though still shining through. Like yesterday!


Summer activity: listening to the white gulls call beside me, willing Tol Eressea to appear out of the mist, across the Sundering Seas, with the blue waves laced with white crashing at my feet gently, upon the white shores...
or traveling with P2P to England... that was awesome.

Winter activity: well if we HAD a winter around here, i don't know waht i would do.

Computer game: i don't play those, nor do i play video games! thank you very much. like the discussion i had with camron today, NO thank you.

Boredom-buster: writing, reading Tolkien, watching Tolkien, just plain TOLKIEN. writing. watching Aleksei Nemov & Aleksei Bondarenko kick @$$ is awesome as well

Newspaper comic: erm... Peanuts??? ooo what's that one called!!!! erm.. GAH!!! WHAT WAS IT CALLED??!?! was it Agnes???

Section in a bookstore: historical fiction

Sex/romantic scene in a movie: i love romance, not the sex scenes, thank you. that's lust, not love! erm... too many. um... Moulin Rouge during the "Come What May" song?? O I KNOW!!! Aragorn and Arwen, in the Two Towers (this is a sad scene, but i love it) where Aragorn goes, "I am mortal. You are Elfkind. It was a dream, Arwen, nothing more" ::sniff:: and returns the Evenstar ::starts sobbing:: and of course, the scene that hopefully DOES NOT EXIST when Faramir and Eowyn.. IT'S TOO PAINFUL EVEN TO THINK ABOUT!


OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW (NOT JUST YOUR FRIENDS)


The one you can stand for the longest amount of time: kathleen and connie


Wears the funkiest socks: um... Jenna (from Troy bball)


The activist: hehe i'm glad you put me elsa! can i say myself as well?


The most boy (or girl) obsessed: viraj

The horniest: roshi, definitely roshi


The one who you wouldn't care if they disappeared from the face of this earth: um... nicole from p2p

The best musician: "Elaine and her lovely rendition of shire music! remember the welsh restaraunt? OMG you got 75 bucks for playin! it was brilliant!"
hannon le hanna. erm... andy has a pretty voice

The overachiever: can i say me??

The DIYer: (do it yourself-er) i had to ask.. elsa

The worst taste in music: i can't begin with that one.

Needs a life: michael royston

You absolutely couldn't live without: kathleen, connie, miriel, andy, elsa, olivia, and if i must admit--camron

The best singer: well, a bunch of us sing. i mean, andy's great (with his high-pitched boy band voice.. hehe) no andy has a great range, elsa's good too, and then i sing (and please don't add "horribly" to the end of that)

The most expansive vocabulary: elaine and i. we love words dont we girl? *high five*
*returns the high five to elsa*

Has the niftiest house: isaac? he has like a basement!

Has the prettiest handwriting: JRR Tolkien


Talks way too much: too many ppl. but this time, i must say myself, once more. no wait, COLLEEN NEVER SHUTS UP.

The one you truly worry about: camron

Never gets sick: erm... connie, i've never seen her sick, i don't think



EITHER/OR


Elvis or Madonna? neither

Green or red? green, the jadey, misty kind u see in Imladris

Sci-fi thriller or trashy romance? trashy romance. i hate sci-fi


Martial arts or yoga? hahaha "no yelling in Japanese". how sad yet funny!!! can i say neither? i can't do either! GYMNASTICS, there we go.

Lollipop or Hershey's Kiss? BOTH!! CANDY IS GOOD!

When you sleep, bedroom door open or closed? closed, i get scared ppl are gonna come in and scare me if its open.

Jacket or sweatshirt? depends on the weather


Radio or CDs? depends on the occasion. if there's a good song on, and my mood


Recliner chair or cushion on the floor? again, depends on my mood. if the floor is warm, then yes, the floor.


Bunk bed: top or bottom? top! except the fact that i hit my head when i get up. but u can make lots of noise so the person on the bottom can't sleep!


Handwriting or typing? depends on the occasion. handwriting is prettier, but typing is more efficient


Chicken Soup: book or food?: book, though i've never really read them


Ballet or jazz? ballet, it's closer to gymnastics


IMAGINED SITUATIONS


1. If babies could talk at birth, what do you think would be the first thing they say?

damn you mother! why did u have to bring me to this cruel world? make me suffer why don't you! as shakespeare said, "When we born we cry that we have come to this cruel world."

2. If you could read minds, would you enjoy knowing what people were thinking, or would breaching their privacy bother you? Would you consider it a burden to know everyone's innermost thoughts?

if i could control the power, which i probably could not, then it might be interesting, for ppl so seldomly say what they actually think, but it would be a burden if i knew everything.

3. Do you think you could survive in the Middle Ages? not as a woman. this is what you do, born, marry, then GIVE BIRTH. all u ever do is be pregnant! in middle EARTH i definitely can. i'm doing it right now!


4. If you knew as a little kid what you know now, what one situation would you choose to do differently?

many things... too many things


5. If you were given the choice to know exactly when, how, and where you would die, would you choose to know? And if you did choose to know, would you try and cheat death?

Theoden would've left even if he knew! but no i would not like to know. it's too much of a burden, and i would spend my entire life avoiding it, but then end up still getting it, like Oedipus.

6. If you got pregnant (guys, just play along) before you were ready, what would you do? Would you ask your parents for help, or keep it from them?

i don't want to think about that. ABSTINENCE PPL

7. Do you think you would enjoy being the opposite sex for the rest of your life? What would be so enjoyable/hellish about it?
guys are so simple, so uncomplicated, so stupid. like i saw on that calendar at borders, "Men are like bubble wrap. Simple, but still fun to play with." No, I'm at peace with my sexuality, thank you.

8. If someone came up with an elixir that made you immortal, would you take it? If you would, what would you do with all the extra time? If you wouldn't, well, why not?

No, for I have seen what has happened to the Elves, and how much life becomes a burden upon you, and you fade as time and memories lay heavy upon you. i could write a doctoral thesis upon that subject, and maybe one day i will, but for now, i don't think anyone (except maybe miriel) would want to read that.

9. Does the thought of being a vampire appeal to or disgust you?

they scare me... many things scare me. (like royston's face popping out of no where)

10. If you were given magickal powers to do just one thing, what would you do (besides giving yourself unlimited magickal powers)?

elsa-did the part about just ONE thing escape you?
languages. i would want to be able to speak all languages, especially sindarin and quenya. russian would be a nice addition, and french, and it would make my spanish class easier. it allows me to communicate with all types of people, without any language barriers, and besides, Quenya and Sindarin, do i need a reason?

11. If you could go back into history and change one thing only, what would you change? What do you think the repercussions of the change will be?

a country WAS set up for the former slaves or descendents of slaves Elsa. it's called LIBERIA, with a constitution nearly identical to ours. Britain also set up one, Sierra Leone, now on the brink of civil war. The African Americans who wanted to leave, left. those who didn't, stayed.

NOW for MY altering of history, i don't really think I would... erm... the world is screwed up enough. i'd hate to think of the guilt i would suffer if i knew some of it was becuz of me. probably limited European influence in the Middle East, as that has only furthered the conflict there these days. Without European imperialism, the countries would not have been split up as they are today, and the entire Palestinian-Israeli conflict might be solved more effectively, if there is a solution. If Britain had not promised the Jews "Zion" or Israel, without them actually owning the land, and then another one of them promising the Palestinians a homeland, then they would not be in the most dire conflict. The alliance of Arab countries that attacked Israel a few days after its formation should not have stopped until Israel completely accepted not to take over land allotted to the Palestinians by the UN Resolution. please no one shoot me for this!

ON A PARTING NOTE


1. Did you think this survey was truly original? i'm happy about this survey! it asked questions i loved, and never answered before, such as the altering of history one, and the immortality, and the fav period of history ones.


2. Did you enjoy its originality, or did it annoy you to have to think instead of mechanically filling out answers?

I LOVED IT!!!!! i mean, these surveys do give me something to do (i'm so pathetic) but when they get repetitive, or actually perverted, it's a bit annoying.


3. Is there anything you would add or take out of this survey?

i dunno... i'm not thinking. i'm tired, it's friday night